the same question in a smaller shape
A mouse asks the desk the same question a keyboard does — a port, a pairing, or a choice — in a smaller package, and it usually asks it second, after the ports have already been spent. Four subgroups here, split on that basis alone, plus a DPI column that is emptier than you would expect.
12 listings in 4 subgroups
Worth saying plainly
Most listings here state no DPI figure, and several state a count of DPI settings without stating any of their values. Those entries appear in no DPI table on this site, because there is no figure to put in one.
2 listings
Why this badgeOf the twelve mouse listings here, one spells out that no USB receiver is included.
The listing states Bluetooth connectivity with no USB receiver, quiet clicks, 3 non-customizable buttons and 12 months of battery life.
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Why this badgeOne mouse listing in this catalog states no connection type of any kind.
The listing states a Multi-Touch surface.
View listing| Listing | Stated connection |
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| Logitech M196 Compact Bluetooth Wireless Mouse, Rose | Bluetooth, no receiver |
| Apple Magic Mouse, White | Bluetooth |
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Why this badgeCustomizable buttons are stated in exactly one mouse listing in this catalog.
The listing states a choice of Bluetooth or an included USB-A receiver, pairing with up to 3 devices, and 6 customizable buttons.
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Why this badgeBluetooth 5.2 is the one Bluetooth version stated anywhere in this catalog.
The listing states Bluetooth 5.2 and a 2.4GHz USB receiver, rechargeable operation, and use with laptops, iPads and MacBooks.
View listingThese listings state no figure that differs between them, so there is no comparison table under them. Every column would hold the same value in every row, which compares nothing. What separates them is in the descriptions below.
7 listings
Why this badge4000 is the largest DPI figure stated in this catalog, and it appears once.
The listing states 2.4GHz cordless operation, 6 buttons, 5 adjustable DPI levels up to 4000, and 24 months of battery life.
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Why this badgeA hand size appears in exactly one mouse listing in this catalog.
The listing states 2.4GHz with a USB-A receiver, 3 adjustable DPI settings, 6 buttons, and a size for medium to large hands.
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Why this badgeSide grips are stated in exactly one mouse listing in this catalog.
The listing states 2.4G wireless, 2600 DPI, adjustable DPI, side grips, a 2-year battery and USB-A plug and play; the listing uses the word ergonomic.
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Why this badgeOptical tracking is stated in exactly one mouse listing in this catalog.
The listing states 2.4 GHz with a USB-A nano receiver, optical tracking, and 12 months of battery life.
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Why this badgeAn ambidextrous shape is stated in exactly one mouse listing in this catalog.
The listing states 2.4G wireless with a USB receiver, quiet clicks, and 3 adjustable DPI settings.
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Why this badgeOf the seven receiver mice here, one names Windows and macOS together.
The listing states 2.4G wireless with a USB nano receiver, silent clicks, and plug and play use with Windows and macOS.
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Why this badgeOne mouse listing here claims multi-device compatibility without naming a device.
The listing states 2.4 GHz with a USB nano receiver, and multi-device compatibility.
View listing| Listing | Stated DPI |
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| wegear Wireless Mouse, Black | up to 4000 |
| Acer Wireless Mouse, 1600 DPI | 1600 |
| TECKNET Ergonomic Wireless Mouse, Purple | 2600 |
| Logitech M185 Compact Wireless Mouse, Swift Grey | not stated |
| TECKNET Compact Ambidextrous Wireless Mouse, Mint Green | not stated |
| VssoPlor Wireless Mouse, Black and Gold | not stated |
| Amazon Basics 2.4 GHz Wireless Optical Mouse, Black | not stated |
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Why this badgeOf the twelve mouse listings in this catalog, one states a wired connection.
The listing states a wired USB connection, three buttons, and plug and play use with Windows and macOS.
View listingThis subgroup holds one listing, so there is no comparison table under it. A table with a single row compares nothing.
The listing states there is no receiver in the box, which is exactly the sentence a desk plan needs. It also states that the three buttons are not customizable, which is an unusually direct thing for a listing to say. Zero USB ports, one pairing.
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What it does not settle
SuitsA laptop with Bluetooth and every port already spoken for.
The listing describes a surface and nothing else. It does not name a connection, a battery, a button count or a compatible machine. This catalog files it under Bluetooth only because that is the subgroup it belongs to here, and it is worth saying plainly that the listing itself does not state a connection type.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA buyer who already knows this device and wants the surface confirmed.
Both routes are in the box, so the cost is a decision rather than a constraint: spend a USB-A port, or spend a Bluetooth pairing. The Port Budget tool treats this as a fork and shows both totals instead of picking one for you.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA desk that has to move between a laptop and a desktop without re-buying.
This is the only listing in the catalog that states a Bluetooth version. A version is not a promise that a given machine will pair with it, but it is more than the other listings give you, and it means the question can at least be looked up rather than guessed.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsSomeone who wants a version number to check rather than a word to trust.
Up to 4000 is the highest DPI figure stated anywhere in this catalog. Read the words around it: five levels, with 4000 as the ceiling rather than the setting. A DPI ceiling describes what the sensor reports, and comparing ceilings between sellers is comparing two numbers measured by nobody in particular.
What the listing gives you
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SuitsA reader comparing DPI figures who wants to see the ceiling stated with its levels.
The only listing here that states a hand size, which is more practically useful than most of the numbers on this page and cannot be checked from a photograph. The DPI figure sits in the product name rather than the feature list, and three settings are stated without the other two values.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA larger hand, which is the one dimension this listing actually addresses.
Side grips are stated, which nothing else in this category mentions, and the DPI figure is given flat rather than as a ceiling. Ergonomic is the seller’s word; it appears in the product name and carries no measurement, and this site treats it as listing language only.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA desk where a stated DPI figure and a long battery figure are the deciding facts.
Three facts, all of them the ones that matter for a port budget: the frequency, the receiver and its port type, and how long the battery lasts. No DPI figure is stated, which is honest of it, since the figure is not comparable between sellers anyway.
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What it does not settle
SuitsA laptop bag where the receiver can live in the port and never come out.
Ambidextrous is stated in the product name, and it is the only mouse here that says so. On DPI the listing states a count of settings and not one of their values, so there is no figure to put in the specification table and none is invented.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA left hand, which almost no listing in this category addresses.
Of the seven receiver mice here, this is the one whose listing names both operating systems. That is a small thing until it is the thing you needed, because a receiver mouse working on one system says nothing about the other unless the seller says so.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA desk running both operating systems where the listing has to say so.
Multi-device compatibility, with no devices named. It is the kind of phrase that reads as an answer and is not one, and it is the reason this site keeps a column for what a listing does not state. The connection route, at least, is unambiguous: a receiver, and a USB-A port gone.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA spare drawer mouse where the port cost is the only fact you need.
The only wired mouse in the catalog. There is no receiver to lose, no pairing to fail and no battery to run out; there is a cable and a port, and both are stated. Its subgroup holds one entry, so this page shows it as a single card with nothing to compare it against.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA machine where a port is the cheapest thing on the desk to spend.
Not unless the manufacturer states it. The 2.4 GHz link between a receiver and its device is the manufacturer’s own rather than a published interoperable standard, so this site treats an unstated pairing as unstated.
It is a sensitivity figure reported by the sensor, not a grade. It is also stated inconsistently across this catalog — as a flat value, as a ceiling, and as a count of settings with no values — so the figures do not line up against each other.
Every mouse whose stated route is a receiver or a cable takes one port each. The ones that state both routes take a port only if you choose that route. The Port Budget tool adds it up and shows the fork rather than picking for you.
It is what the listing says. It describes an input surface and no connection type, and this site records that rather than filling in the blank from elsewhere.